Warming-booth.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

0.. M, BOWMAN. WARMING BOOTH.

APPLIUATIOH FILED DEC. 22, 1904.

swam/ Em jmijll B owjz'z a) PATENTED OUT. 8, 1905.

. U. M. BOWMAN.

WARMING BOOTH.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1904.

:4 SHEETS-SHEET 2- CHARLES M. BOWMAN, OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

WARMING-BOOTH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed December 22,1904. Serial No. 238,019.

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns M. BOWMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lebanon, in the county of Lebanon and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Varming Booths;and I do declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a portable heating or warming booth for the useof firemen, linemen, or other members of a fire-engine company or crewwhen they are fighting a fire during cold weather and must remain onduty any great length of time.

One object of the invention is to provide a collapsible or knockdownbooth of this character which may be compactly folded to occupy butlittle space when not in use, so that it may be conveniently carriedupon a fire,- engine or a hose-carriage, and one which may be quicklyset up and attached to one of the wheels of a fire-engine when it isdesired to make use of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view of one form of my improved heating-booth, showing it setup and applied to one of the wheels of a fire-engine, the wheel beingindicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectionalview through the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the folding frame ofthe booth, the covering or casing being removed. Fig. 4 is a similarview showing the boothframe partially folded or collapsed. Fig. 5 is asimilar view showing the same entirely folded. Fig. 6 is a detail viewof the hinge or joint of the folding end sections of the boothframe, andFigs. 7 and 8 are detail views of one of the corner-couplings and hingeconnections of the booth-frame.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes one of the wheels of afire-engine truck, to which my heating or warming booth 2 is removablyattached. This booth 2 may be of any suitable form and construction. Thebooth illustrated in the drawings is adapted to collapse by certain ofits parts folding upon others; but it may be made of telescopingsections or of two or more sections which may be bolted or otherwisesecured together, orit may be otherwise constructed.

The booth 2 consists of two side frames 3 of rectangular form, which arepreferably composed of sections of tubes or pipes 4t united at theirends by right-angular couplings 5, each of which has a projectingapertured lug 6, to which the outer ends of sectional end bars 7 arepivoted, as shown at 8. These sectional end bars 7 are composed of twoor more sections 9, which are pivotally connected by the hinges orjoints 10. (Shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.) These end bars 7 foldinwardly, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, so that the twoside frames 3 may fold upon each other when it is desired to collapsethe booth.

The sides and top of the booth-frame may be covered in any desiredmanner; but Ipreferably employ flexible material and detachably secureit upon the frame. For the four sides of the booth-frame I preferablyemploy rubber cloth 11 and for the top a suitable covering 12 ofasbestos. These coverings 11 and 12 are preferably detachably connectedby forming them with buttonholes 13, which are engaged with buttons 14,disposed at suitable intervals upon the booth-frame, as shown. When theasbestos top is sufficiently flexible, the booth may be collapsed orfolded without removing the same or the side coverings 11; but if thetop 12 is of asbestosboard the same must be unbuttoned and removed fromthe frame before it can be folded.

The booth after it has been set up may be attached to any part of thefire-engine or to any other object, so that it will not be liable to beknocked or blown over; but I preferably provide the booth-frame withsuitable hooks or arms 15, which are adapted to engage one of the Wheels1 of a fire-engine truck, as shown. It will be understood'that any othersuitable construction may be provided for attaching the booth to theWheel.

l/Vhile the interior of the booth after it has been set up may be heatedin any desired manner, lpreferably employa portable steam heater orradiator which is connected up with the steam-boiler of the engine orthe exhaust of the latter. This radiator is constructed of lightmaterial, such as aluminium, steamproof rubber cloth, or the like, sothat it may be readily carried from place to place, and it has no directconnection with the heating booth. As shown, it consists of a body 16,supported upon legs 17 and provided at one end with a drain-cock 18 andat its other end with a connection 19, to which the steam pipe or tubing20, which leads from the source of steam-supply upon the fire-engine, isconnected. This connection 19 has the usual cut-off valve 21. The tubeor pipe 20 is preferably of rubber. lt will be understood that insteadof using; this steam heater or radiator I may employ an oil-stove or anyother form of heater within the booth.

The use and mam advantages of my invention will be readily understoodfrom thetoregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings. lt will be seen that the device lills a long e t want and willsave firemen and others who light a tire during cold weather muchsullering'. Since the device may be comrmctly folded to occupy butlittle space, it may be conveniently carried upon a lire-engine orhose-truck, and owing; to the simplicit ol the construction it may bequickly setup when there is need for it.

While l have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it willbe understood that l do not wish to be limited to the constructionherein set forth, since various changes in the form, proportion, and theminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this in- Vention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination of a portable knockdown heatingbooth, means for securingthe same to one of the wheels of a lire-engine, a heater in said boothand means for connecting the same to the apparatus upon a lire-engine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witncsses.

CHARLES M. BOWMAN.

lVitnesse-s:

HARRY Rissnn, Tuos. J. SHAAK.

